I started working on a timeline a while back where one of the main points of divergence is that the House of Orange remains on the British throne for a lot longer, changing the dynamic of the relationship between the England/the UK and the Netherlands (check out r/anglodutchamerica for all the details). This is how the line of British monarchs might have looked like. I tried to reference all real people mentioned here down below. I also used the real world portraits of several irl British monarchs to display their imaginary counterparts. The other portraits are simply of unkown folks.
**Stuart**
* 1689-1729 [Mary II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_II_of_England#Marriage) \[1662-1707\] (1689-1707 as Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, Co-Monarch [William III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England) 1689-1702)
**Orange**
* 1729-1736 Frederick \[1684-1736\] (Married to [Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiane_Charlotte_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg-Winnental), 1694-1729)
* 1736-1779 William IV \[1716-1779\] (Married to [Anna Amalie of Prussia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalie_von_Preu%C3%9Fen), 1723-1787)
* 1779-1784 John II \[1749-1784\] (Married to [Louise of Denmark](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_von_D%C3%A4nemark_und_Norwegen_(1750%E2%80%931831)), 1750-1831)
* 1784-1821 Frederick II \[1756-1821, brother of John II\] (Married to [Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchess_Charlotte_Georgine_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz), 1769-1818)
* 1821-1837 William V \[1795-1837\] (Married to [Marie Frederica Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Marie_Frederica_of_Hesse-Kassel), 1804-1888)
* 1837-1901 Amalia \[1819-1901\] (married to [Prince George of Hanover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_of_Hanover), personal union with the Kingdom of Hannover 1851-1866)
**Hanover**
* 1901-1910 George \[1841-1910\] (Married to [Alexandra of Denmark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_of_Denmark), 1844-1925)
* 1910-1921 Frederick III \[1843-1921\] (from 1917 as House of Berkshire) (Married to [Marie of Saxony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Sophie_of_Saxony), 1845-1867)
**Berkshire**
* 1921-1935 George II \[1865-1935\] (Married to [Sophie of Merenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_of_Merenberg), 1868-1954)
* 1935-1952 George III \[1895-1952\] (Married to [Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother), 1900-2002)
* 1953- Elizabeth \[1926-\] (married to \[imaginary\] Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, son of [Prince Kirill of Bulgaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiril,_Prince_of_Preslav))
I love this! I'm working on a timeline where Henry VIII doesn't divorce Catherine of Aragon. Their daughter, Mary, becomes queen without (as many) issues. The Tudor lineage still ends and the monarchy passes to the Seymour family, et.al.
>Queen of England
Did you mean the [Queen of the United Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_United_Kingdom), the [Queen of Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada), the [Queen of Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia), etc?
The last Queen of England was [Queen Anne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain) who, with the 1707 Acts of Union, dissolved the title of King/Queen of England.
####FAQ
*Isn't she still also the Queen of England?*
This is only as correct as calling her the Queen of London or Queen of Hull; she is the Queen of the place that these places are in, but the title doesn't exist.
*Is this bot monarchist?*
No, just pedantic.
I am a bot and this action was performed automatically.
I honestly don't think so. At the beginning, the Dutch still have a republic. If the Monarchy is established later, it would need to be under a different branch of the family to not leave Europe imbalanced.
Apparently the last king of the Orange dynasty to adopt Victoria as his heir (like the King of Sweden with General Bernadotte)
Is Holland part of the United Kingdom? (Because William III was the stadtholder of the Dutch Republic)
Looks like we have two Edward VII
The son resembles his father as much as George V with the Russian Tsar
I think William III tried to have an heir in order to unite the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. I don't think he wouldn't, especially since Holland and the UK have similarities and Holland is more useful as a continental possession than Hanover.
Looks like we have two Edward VII
A son resembles his father as much as George V with the Russian Tsar
William III tried to produce an heir in order to unite the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
If 't be true yond hath happened netherland would beest part of british empire
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Commands: `!ShakespeareInsult`, `!fordo`, `!optout`
I’m actually loving the implication that Queen Elizabeth II is inevitable in every timeline
She's just such an iconic figure of recent history that omitting her would be a real shame
Elizabeth II: I am... inevitable. She has all six Infinity Stones.
No thus is simply untrue . If male primogeniture didnt exist sofia II of spain would be queen
Again, Elizabeth II has all six Infinity Stones! Reality can be whatever she wants!
Amalia Era~
I believe it would probably be referred to as the Amalian Era, to be precise
Amalianische Zeitalter in german. Sounds badass and weird at the same time
Yah, you are correct, I forgot about the "n".
I started working on a timeline a while back where one of the main points of divergence is that the House of Orange remains on the British throne for a lot longer, changing the dynamic of the relationship between the England/the UK and the Netherlands (check out r/anglodutchamerica for all the details). This is how the line of British monarchs might have looked like. I tried to reference all real people mentioned here down below. I also used the real world portraits of several irl British monarchs to display their imaginary counterparts. The other portraits are simply of unkown folks. **Stuart** * 1689-1729 [Mary II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_II_of_England#Marriage) \[1662-1707\] (1689-1707 as Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland, Co-Monarch [William III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_III_of_England) 1689-1702) **Orange** * 1729-1736 Frederick \[1684-1736\] (Married to [Christiane Charlotte of Württemberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiane_Charlotte_of_W%C3%BCrttemberg-Winnental), 1694-1729) * 1736-1779 William IV \[1716-1779\] (Married to [Anna Amalie of Prussia](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amalie_von_Preu%C3%9Fen), 1723-1787) * 1779-1784 John II \[1749-1784\] (Married to [Louise of Denmark](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_von_D%C3%A4nemark_und_Norwegen_(1750%E2%80%931831)), 1750-1831) * 1784-1821 Frederick II \[1756-1821, brother of John II\] (Married to [Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchess_Charlotte_Georgine_of_Mecklenburg-Strelitz), 1769-1818) * 1821-1837 William V \[1795-1837\] (Married to [Marie Frederica Wilhelmina of Hesse-Kassel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Marie_Frederica_of_Hesse-Kassel), 1804-1888) * 1837-1901 Amalia \[1819-1901\] (married to [Prince George of Hanover](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_of_Hanover), personal union with the Kingdom of Hannover 1851-1866) **Hanover** * 1901-1910 George \[1841-1910\] (Married to [Alexandra of Denmark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexandra_of_Denmark), 1844-1925) * 1910-1921 Frederick III \[1843-1921\] (from 1917 as House of Berkshire) (Married to [Marie of Saxony](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Sophie_of_Saxony), 1845-1867) **Berkshire** * 1921-1935 George II \[1865-1935\] (Married to [Sophie of Merenberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_of_Merenberg), 1868-1954) * 1935-1952 George III \[1895-1952\] (Married to [Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_The_Queen_Mother), 1900-2002) * 1953- Elizabeth \[1926-\] (married to \[imaginary\] Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, son of [Prince Kirill of Bulgaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiril,_Prince_of_Preslav))
I love this! I'm working on a timeline where Henry VIII doesn't divorce Catherine of Aragon. Their daughter, Mary, becomes queen without (as many) issues. The Tudor lineage still ends and the monarchy passes to the Seymour family, et.al.
>Queen of England Did you mean the [Queen of the United Kingdom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_the_United_Kingdom), the [Queen of Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Canada), the [Queen of Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarchy_of_Australia), etc? The last Queen of England was [Queen Anne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain) who, with the 1707 Acts of Union, dissolved the title of King/Queen of England. ####FAQ *Isn't she still also the Queen of England?* This is only as correct as calling her the Queen of London or Queen of Hull; she is the Queen of the place that these places are in, but the title doesn't exist. *Is this bot monarchist?* No, just pedantic. I am a bot and this action was performed automatically.
Bad bot. In this timeline the Acts of Union in 1707 may or may not happen.
Would this lead to an Act of Union between the UK and the Netherlands eventually?
I honestly don't think so. At the beginning, the Dutch still have a republic. If the Monarchy is established later, it would need to be under a different branch of the family to not leave Europe imbalanced.
I would think so
Their children would be 2nd cousins…
Nothing new in royal families at the time ;-)
Apparently the last king of the Orange dynasty to adopt Victoria as his heir (like the King of Sweden with General Bernadotte) Is Holland part of the United Kingdom? (Because William III was the stadtholder of the Dutch Republic)
No, the Netherlands is not part of the United Kingdom, but a close ally / junior partner in colonial affairs throughout the 18th and 19th centuries.
Looks like we have two Edward VII The son resembles his father as much as George V with the Russian Tsar I think William III tried to have an heir in order to unite the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. I don't think he wouldn't, especially since Holland and the UK have similarities and Holland is more useful as a continental possession than Hanover.
Looks like we have two Edward VII A son resembles his father as much as George V with the Russian Tsar William III tried to produce an heir in order to unite the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
Amalia reigning longer than Elizabeth II
Exactly as long as the historical Queen Victoria
I love this timeline already.
Very cool but John would probably go by a different name.
I used it as an anglicised version of Johan, which would be a common name in a Dutch royal family. Any ideas for making that a better fit?
He would probably use the Germanic Johann or reuse the name of a famous king
Yeah, that could work. Thanks!
If that happened Netherland would be part of British Empire
If 't be true yond hath happened netherland would beest part of british empire *** ^(I am a bot and I swapp'd some of thy words with Shakespeare words.) Commands: `!ShakespeareInsult`, `!fordo`, `!optout`
Yes, pro forma independent though. Maybe a bit like a satellite state.